Detections
Analytics
Safari < 3.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4556
Synopsis
The remote host contains a web browser that is affected by several issues.Description
The version of Safari installed on the remote host reportedly is affected by several issues :- An out-of-bounds memory read while handling BMP and GIF images may lead to information disclosure (CVE-2008-1573).
- Safari will automatically launch executable files downloaded from a site if that site is in an IE7 zone with 'Launching applications and unsafe files' set to 'Enable' or an IE6 'Local intranet ' / ' Trusted sites' zone (CVE-2008-2306).
- There is a memory corruption issue in WebKit's handling of JavaScript arrays that could be leveraged to crash the application or execute arbitrary code if visiting a malicious site (CVE-2008-2307).
- When handling an object with an unrecognized content type, Safari does not prompt the user before downloading the object (aka, the 'carpet-bombing' issue). If the download location is the Windows Desktop (the default), this could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-2540).
Solution
Update to version 3.1.2 or higher.See Also
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jun/msg00001.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 4556
Family: Web Clients
Published: 8/18/2004
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 33226
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apple:safari
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1573, CVE-2008-2306, CVE-2008-2307, CVE-2008-2540